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A company that will pay you $100,000 to ditch your smartphone for a year

Posted on January 5, 2019 by KaiaRae

Ditch your smartphone and get $100K

“did you know 1 out of 2 people say they couldn’t live without their smartphone? yikes. break the cycle with scroll-free life solutions™ by vitaminwater. how do I enter? it’s simple! share on twitter or instagram what you’d do instead of scrolling with hashtags #nophoneforayear and #contest. go scroll-free for a year, prove it, and you could win $100k. live the life you’ve always dreamed and more. (check out our rules. lie detector test included.)”

enter by 1/8/19

“1 GRAND PRIZE: A 1996-era cellular telephone that may be used for communication during the contract time period, including a monthly phone plan accompanying the phone, and the opportunity to enter into a contract not to use a smartphone for 365 consecutive days, all details determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, for the possible opportunity to win up to $100,000. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the tangible portions of this prize: $700 as well as the priceless opportunity to enter into the contract.

CONTRACT: There will be separate rules, timing, and a contract for the scroll-free year that will be provided to the winner of this Contest. He or she will need to agree to the rules and not use (or touch) a smartphone for 365 consecutive days, subject to verification by Sponsor, as well as a lie-detector test at the end of the contract period.

Restrictions Include:

  • No smartphone or tablet use, including using another smartphone or tablet that does not belong to you
  • Laptops and desktop computers are OK to use
  • Voice-activated devices that are NOT smartphones are OK (like google home or amazon echo)

If he or she is determined to have met all of the aspects of the contract, he or she will receive $100,000 and will need to complete the appropriate tax documentation in order to do so. If he or she only lasts for 6 months, but has otherwise met all aspects of the contract, he or she will receive $10,000 and will need to complete the appropriate tax documentation for that prize level.”

 

You can find out more in a KTVU article about this contest here.

Or go directly to the contest page here.

 

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